Immigration procedures, how to fill out customs declarations when arrive in Japan
For foreigners entering Japan, you must follow the immigration procedures including 2 basic procedures as follows: Fill in the immigration procedures and fill out the customs declaration.
Of course the information will be written in Japanese and there will be more popular languages such as English, Chinese, Thailand, Indonesia, Nepal, Korea, Russia… You can choose to write in any language.
When you depart from your country, you can fly non-stop or Transit (transiting) via a certain airport before coming to Japan. With many airlines flying near any Japanese airport, you will be given a paper for immigration procedures and customs declarations for you to fill out information in advance. You may be asked about which language you understand to fill information.
When you arrive at the airport, just submit to the customs officer, so it will save time to fill information. Of course for those who already have experience, nothing too difficult. For first-time visitors to Japan or the first time to any airport in Japan, it may take a bit longer.
Some airlines are cheap so you will not be given the above documents while on the plane, so when you go to the airport you need to ask the guide there or see where there are many people writing. You can ask or find a declaration to fill information.
I. Declaration of entry
Currently, the Ministry of Justice’s website has instructions on how to record this procedure in 9 languages such as English, Chinese, Thailand, Indonesia, Nepal, Korea, Russia… so you can rest assured that it is easy to understand. The image as shown below.
Information on the front
Information on the front includes:
Family name: Enter your name on the passport.
Given names: Enter your name on the passport.
Date of birth: Enter your date of birth, note if it is Japanese, the information will be Year, month and day.
Country name: Your country
City name: The name of the city or province you live in your country
Purpose of visit: Check one of the boxes above, otherwise specify what you indicate.
Last flight No: What is the name of the flight number before arriving in Japan? For example, if A321, write A321. If you fly A321 and transit through Korea, for example, you fly A322 to Japan, it will write A322.
Intended length of stay in Japan: You write the time as on Visa.
Intended address in Japan: You can enter Japanese or English at the address you visit.
Tel: If not, enter the number of the guarantor or your friends, acquaintances.
Given names: Enter your name on the passport.
Date of birth: Enter your date of birth, note if it is Japanese, the information will be Year, month and day.
Country name: Your country
City name: The name of the city or province you live in your country
Purpose of visit: Check one of the boxes above, otherwise specify what you indicate.
Last flight No: What is the name of the flight number before arriving in Japan? For example, if A321, write A321. If you fly A321 and transit through Korea, for example, you fly A322 to Japan, it will write A322.
Intended length of stay in Japan: You write the time as on Visa.
Intended address in Japan: You can enter Japanese or English at the address you visit.
Tel: If not, enter the number of the guarantor or your friends, acquaintances.
For questions related to criminal matters or deportation, just select No.
Sign your name (signature and full name).
Sign your name (signature and full name).
Information on the back includes:
Information on the back
This side is only a detailed description of the questions on the front, so you do not need to care.
II. Fill out the customs declaration
How to fill information:
Filght No: If you transit, you must enter the flight number from the transit country.
Point of embarkation: Location in Vietnam or transit place.
Date of arrive in Japan: In the format (year / month / day) or (day / month / year) depending on the form that you enter information.
Full name: Enter your passport.
Address in Japan: Enter the address you have.
Tel: If not, enter the number of the guarantor or your friends and acquaintances.
Occupation: Your occupation.
Date of birth: (Year / month / day) or (day / month / year).
Passport No: Your passport number.
People with you: Adults, children. If you go alone then ignore.
Point of embarkation: Location in Vietnam or transit place.
Date of arrive in Japan: In the format (year / month / day) or (day / month / year) depending on the form that you enter information.
Full name: Enter your passport.
Address in Japan: Enter the address you have.
Tel: If not, enter the number of the guarantor or your friends and acquaintances.
Occupation: Your occupation.
Date of birth: (Year / month / day) or (day / month / year).
Passport No: Your passport number.
People with you: Adults, children. If you go alone then ignore.
“Do you bring banned goods or alcohol, cigarettes, perfumes, belongings of others?” If you choose yes, then it will have to be more annoying.
“Did you bring more than 1,000,000 yen in cash or equivalent?”: Yes or no.
“Do you have goods sent by other routes, such as post offices or non-royalized ships, such as on entry? ”: Choose yes or no.
Sign your name (signature and full name).
“Did you bring more than 1,000,000 yen in cash or equivalent?”: Yes or no.
“Do you have goods sent by other routes, such as post offices or non-royalized ships, such as on entry? ”: Choose yes or no.
Sign your name (signature and full name).
III. Customs checkin procedures
After you hold your entry form and customs declaration, you line up and wait for checkin. The procedure will include, taking fingerprints, taking pictures (you look directly at the camera), and will receive a few simple questions from the customs police. If you have been to Japan many times or have an engineer or expert visa, you may not be asked. After the checkin procedure, you go to the conveyor belt to get something and have officially entered Japan.
Hopefully, with the above information, you can be confident when completing entry procedures to Japan. Wish you have a great experience in this civilized country.
Source image: http://www.immi-moj.go.jp
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